a - mount options mount allows you to control how filesystems are mounted/remounted on the system mount → lists the file systems mount -t ext → lists the ext4 file systems mount -t btrfs → lists the btrfs file systems -a → mounts all currently configured file systems (/etc/fstab) -h → shows the help -l → lists all the mounted file systems with detailed information sudo mount -l → lists all the mounted file systems with detailed information sudo fdisk -l → better way to see the devices
b - mount a device To mount a device/drive: Create a mount point, where do you want to be mounted mkdir /media/usbA → creates a mount point sudo fdisk -l → find the device the device sudo mount /dev/sdc1 /media/usbA → mounts the sdc1 device to the mount point /media/usbA Mount an ISO file: mdkir /media/testISO sudo mount /testFile.iso /media/testISO -o loop → -o loop mounts iso's date into a loop device
c - move a mount and unmount mount --move /media/usbA /media/usbB → move the mount point /media/usbA to /media/usbB umount is used to umount a previously mounted file system/device -a → unmounts all filesystems/devices -f → forces the unmount To unmount a device: sudo umount /media/usbA → unmounts what is mounted at /media/usbA